The start-up declined to identify its American customer, but budget documents show that Special Operations Command is investing in counter-UAS technology bearing the “Roadrunner” name.
By Ashley RoqueGray Eagle is the low-cost, low-risk answer to Army modernization
Gray Eagle STOL and Gray Eagle 25M are the best options for Army aviation as it assesses where to move from its current inflection point.
“Is it going to be cost effective? That’s why we have several lines of effort early on and there will be plenty of off-ramp [opportunities] along the way to determine if we move forward” said Col. Ken Kuebler, SOCOMs Fixed Wing chief.
By Paul McLeary
As Russian fighters fly in Libya and Turkey steps up operations in the region, the US just put its new sea base capable to surging Marines and commandos ashore into Crete
By Paul McLeary
“We had owned the air space and the EW spectrum,” said SOCOM acquisition chief James Smith. “I would argue that has already turned. We are in a contested environment, where we have to fight for airspace and EW spectrum. It’s contested.”
By Paul McLeary
“You know, there is no Tony Stark, but the idea is there that in the future, in the operating environment, it’s going to be increasingly complex, dynamic and lethal,” Gen. Richard Clarke, head of SOCOM.
By Paul McLeary
”As we look at the lethality, precision and mobility requirements as examples, we absolutely have to develop them so that they can compete and win with Russia and China,” SOCOM commander Gen. Richard Clarke says.
By Paul McLeary
“We need coders,” the Special Operations chief said recently. “We’ve been having discussions internally that the most important person on the mission is no longer the operator kicking down the door, but the cyber operator.”
By Paul McLeary
ROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI presented integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
“And so what’s really important to me is what the vendor brings to the table, in terms of their ability to integrate weapons onto a non-developmental platform,” said SOCOM acquisition czar Jim Smith.
By Paul McLeary and Theresa Hitchens
As counterterrorism missions show no signs of slowing down and civilian casualties always a worry, the commando command is turning to a light, guided munition to chase down fast-moving targets.
By Paul McLeary
